Head & Neck Surgeon, Paediatric ENT & Airway Surgeon

Month: August 2015

So you’ve got a patient with a tracheostomy tube. And Houston, we’ve got a problem. What do we do? Here are some common problems and basic troubleshooting actions: Tube dislodgment This is often a problem in the first few days of tracheostomy when the wound is still fresh and the tracheostomy tract is still not … More Field Notes on Tracheostomy Part 2: The Problems

Hello! This is not a comprehensive textbook on how to manage patients with tracheostomies. This is a humble collection of practical brief notes, as requested by a twitter friend. This is a primer. For more extensive information, feel free to consult the big texts. Tracheostomy Someone once said that a tracheostomy tube is a piece … More Field Notes on Tracheostomy Part 1: The Basics